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(43) Date of publication: 24.07.2002 Bulletin 2002/30 (21) Application number: 00982611.6 (22) Date of filing: 20.09.2000

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC)7: H04N 9/74 (86) International application number: PCT/US0040/944 (87) International publication number: WO 0122/739 (29.03.2001 Gazette 2001/13)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE CH CY DE DK ES FI FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE Designated Extension States: AL LT LV MK RO SI (30) Priority: 21.09.1999 US 400372 (71) Applicant: Media 100, Inc. Marlboro, MA 01752 (US)	(72) Inventors: HATALSKY, Jeffrey, F. Framingham, MA 01701 (US) FIERKE, John, R. Hopkinton, MA 01748 (US) (74) Representative: Epping Hermann & Fischer  Ridlerstrasse 55 80339 München 80339 München (DE)